Apollo 13. "oh no ! i forgot we're in space, used the toilet, pulled a lever to flush it, and dumped half the fuel. what can we do ?" . " ........ well, they'll never believe that back at mission control, so let's make something up ........ "
Shylock. benedict handbagsnatch plays a kind noble payday loanshark, who charges working people a very reasonable 1,000,000 per cent interest rate, to rescue them from the evil tax collectors of george of osborne ........ legally speaking he may have his pound of flesh, but cannot draw blood, because the nhs has closed down .........
Manhattan. woody allen can't pick up anything at all, on his now rather old fashioned satellite tv receiver. perhaps it only gets the old analogue channels ? or maybe it uses a hand carved craftsman made wooden dish ? even if the darn thing worked, it can only show a monochrome picture ....... tv used to all be black and white, believe it or not .......
High Noon - High school stoner comedy in which the kids get together at lunch to smoke it up leading to all manner of craziness for the remainder of the day.
Roman Holiday - Mr Abramovich decides to have some fun.
The Imitation Game - Impressionists fight to the death in a dystopian future.
Fiddler On The Roof. thanks to the new fangled digital tv signals, an aerial installer has to cope with some huge errections, many of which which go up very high ........
Downfall. oh no not another Norman Wisdom film, where he's always falling over a bucket on the floor. Rank Films kept this hidden for years, using the official secrets act .......
Young Sherlock Holmes. "surely, holmes, we're now both old enough to start doing lemon entry ?.At least, that's what dr moriarty says!" "not until we get our first long trousers, watson, and when he says "nice banana and plums" he's not talking about fruit ....... and he's not a medical doctor either ........."
Sherlock Holmes Game Of Shadows. "see Watson, it's done by shining a light through the hands onto the wall, great for childrens' parties........ here is a rabbit ....... now an eagle ........ now an elephant ....... and now excuse me this is more complicated ........ a blackbird pulling a worm out of the ground and swallowing it, watch the worm writhe and,struggle very realistically ........" "......Holmes, that's quite disgusting, please put your trousers back on this instant .........."
Doubt. " ....so here i.am on this aircraft, about halfway across the atlantic ........ did i remember to shut my front door ? i can remember closing the upstairs windows, and putting nuts on the bird table, and putting plenty of food in the fishtank, but the front door ? Wonder what the penalty is for hijacking an aircraft ....... "
It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World. " ...........nurse, please give prozac to the usa, cognitive behavioural therapy to belgium, and put libya in a straitjacket .........."
Scouts Guide To The Zombie Apocalypse. "Baden Powell was farsighted, but didn't predict THIS. Even that thing on your penknife for getting stones out of horses' hoofs wont be much use. troop leader, show your patrol how to stop a zombie using a woggle, while i make a quick getaway ......"
Ice Station Zebra. christnas train travellers from london waterloo r surprised to look upwards, and see santa's sleigh being pulled across the sky by striped horses ...........